July 2013 - It is winter
Much or so, D3 has entered a low season. The general chat is voiceless for many minutes with gold spammers occasionally flooding, zero friends online every time I'm in game (not that I have many friends but still...) and commodities getting cheaper. Worst part is Spring is quite far from here. This will be a tough period to braze through for the already long time players. I kinda like Blizz for asking people to take breaks off D3. It seems some how they know they will be back.
No point upgrading now
What is the point of gearing up when you know a big patch is coming in a few months time and especially the change is targeted on gear. I think for the time being, until there is more information on patch 1.09, it is not a good idea to spend large amounts of gold on upgrading. Of course, if you feel rich, please continue on with splurges to stimulate the slow economy.
The good side of waiting
I think this is a good time for new comers. Because the AH is over saturated with good gear for cheap prices. New characters that hit level 60 can get decently geared at a cheap price with a 10m budget. One other thing that can be done concurrently is to farm for DE (Demonic Essences) and keep them UNP (Until Next Patch). Blizzard has more or less acknowledge that there will be adjustments in crafting, so there is some point to stock them up now.
